I have a sad looking lighthouse in my front yard. This was not a design choice of ours, rather it came with the house. I painted it all white once, but this too is looking mighty shabby. We've given great thought to what should replace the lighthouse, but actually carrying through on the ideas is difficult. So far we've thought about an obelisk with arcane characters, a smiling buddha, a lighted tiki, and an Easter Island head. The last I've actually located on an English gardening website, but I'm afraid it'll be stolen out of the yard. However, I think I need to create a Stargate. It's artistic, strange and I could make it mighty big. The snow might cause a problem, but it could form its own icicles. Eh, it'll probably get lifted from the yard too.